Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-27
OUR LITTLE LOCALS.
ACUTE REP0RroRIAL OBSERVATIONS
IN SMALL COMPASS.
Movements Of Riohmond Folks-Ths Wsa-
Their and tho streets-Psrsonals
and Briefs.

Major James d. Patton arrived in New
York yesterday and will be in Richmond
to-day.
Miss Morehead, of North Carolina, is
the guest of Mrs. James Thomas, liz
east Grace.
Elk Lieutenant Governor John Il.
Marye, of Fredericksburg, was IN the
city yesterday.
The Stuart Monument Association
will meet at II o'clock Thursday at the
Governors Office.
Miss Matte Jennings, of this city, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. DR.. Smith, OF
High Point, n. G.
". T. Carmichael was fined $40 in the
Police Court yesterday for using city
water without paying for it.
Superintendent W. W. Moses has
Just returned from a visit to the convict
camp in Southwest Virginia.
Yesterdays weather was a charming
sample of the often. talked-about but not
too frequently seen Indian summer.
The LIQUOR Dealers Protective Asso-
citation will meet tomorrow night at
Sanger Hall for the election OF officers.
Governor Lee is collecting material
for his annual message, which is likely
TO be the most interesting one he has yet
written.
The West-End German Club, which
was to have met at Sanger Hall Thurs
nay night, has postponed ITS meeting
until Friday.
Several trihing cases were heard by
magistrates at the Henrico County court
house yesterday. In other circles news
was very scarce.
The Sunday schools of West Point
will hold union meeting this afternoon,
and will be addressed by Mr.. A. Il.
West, of this city.
Miss Graham, OF Lexington, will arrive
here this week, and will be the guest of
the family of Mr.. Charles Campbell, 10
south Third street.
]. II. Voolfolk, sheriff of Louisa
county, brought to the penitentiary yes
terday Burton Coleman (colored) to
serve q term of ten years.
Miss Lille Staples, formerly of this
city, who now lives in the northern part
of New York State, will be here Friday
10 visit Miss Minor, west Grace.
The Clay-Ward Actives met Friday
night, and, after reorganizing and APP
pointing some committees, adjourned
subject to the call of the president.
Mr.. Nathaniel S. Crump, of Montreal,
Canada, is in the city, having been called
here on account Of the extreme illness Of
his brother, Mr.. Leonard c. Crump, Jr.
Mr.. d. NJ. Goldsby, manifest clerk of
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac Railroad Company, is very sick at
| his residence. No. 923 west Main street.
The Board of State Canvassers will
meet tomorrow TO canvass the returns
of the election of November the Sth, and
to certify who are elected senator's and
delegates.
Invitations are out for the marriage
Of Mr.. w. Ashby Jones, OF this city,
and Miss Maud Hickson, an attractive
young lady of Danyille, on December
eth at 9 A. NJ.
Mr.. W. VI. S. Dunn is rusticating on
his beautiful farm on the Richmond and
/ Allegheny road, and is frequently in
Richmond. He is looking exceedingly
bright and well.
In the Police Court yesterday morn
ing Ellis Robinson (colored), charged
with beating his daughter Sallie, was
fined $40 and required to give security
/ for twelve months.
Mr.. Fountain Davis, of Gordonsville,
who has been the guest Of Mr.. Andrew
Green, COZ north Seventh street, return
ed home yesterday. His wife remained
in the city lnder the treatment of DR..
Mcclure.
Rev. John G.. Anderson, of Williams
burg, who has Just accepted flattering
call 10 North Carolina, was the guest
last week of his father, who is superin-
tendent of the Male Orphan Asylum
Academy.
DR.. w. d. Gascoyne, chemist to the
Department OF Agriculture, has during
the past two years Analysed 567 samples
/ OF fertilizer, and statistics show that the
| farmers of Virginia used more fertilizers
this year than last.
A special to the Dispatch from Nor
folk says: The six-year-old son Of Frank
White, a stage carpenterof the Academy
OF Music in Richmond, was run over by
a runaway team here to-day, and, it IS
/ thought, is fatally injured.
All Richmond was out on the streets
yesterday and the day before-prome-
nading, shopping, and enjoying the deli
/ ciOus weather. It was the kind of wea-
ther we wished (but did not geD for the
Lee monument celebration.
Mr.. Il. 7. Smith resigned the position
of superintendent of transportation Of
/ the Chesapeake and Ohio railway when
the new general superintendent, Mr..
Odell, took charge. The Office of su-
perintendont of transportation has been
abolished.
William Winston and Mollie Montelle,
who were convicted in the Police Court
Friday and who made motions for ap-
pcals to the Hustin S Court, have both
withdrawn them. The former was SEN
fenced to ninety days in Jail for stealing
lot of lead pipe and fined $40 for car
rying concealed weapons. The latter has
to serve fifteen days for the larceny of
four-dollar dress.
Tomorrow week it is expected the SUI
preme Court of the United States will de-
eide the Virginia haJcds-cOT71us cases, IN
which Attorney General Ayers and Com
monwealth-Attorneys Scott and McCabe
are the petitioners. If these officers
succeed in having Judge Bond oyerruled
"the couDon-crusher will proceed in
victorious career unless other means are
found to brand it with unconstitution-
atty.
The report of the special legislative
committee appointed to investigate
charges preferred against Captain Seth
Foster, of the oyster steamer, which
will be submitted next week to the
Board on the Chesapeake and its Tribu-
taries, will embrace synoptical report
of the main points in the evidence, and
concludes with recommendation in
favor of a REORGANIZATION of the crew OF